• Anthropometry Bergmann's rule Birth weight Body mass index (BMI) Classification of obesity Emaciation Hesse's Rule History of anthropometry Human height List of heaviest people Obesity Overweight Set point theory Stone (unit) § human body weight Thermoregulation in humans Underweight Weight loss and weight gain Weight phobia (disambiguation) So TY, Farrington E, Absher RK (June 2009). (wikipedia.org)
  • Self-reported BRFSS data significantly underestimated the prevalence of severe obesity (body mass index ≥40) among US adults compared with bias-corrected data, which provided more accurate estimates of severe obesity by sociodemographic characteristics and state. (cdc.gov)
  • State-specific accurate estimates of severe obesity provide information that public health professionals can use to prioritize effective obesity prevention and treatment strategies tailored to this population with high disease risk. (cdc.gov)
  • We compared bias-corrected prevalence of severe obesity (BMI ≥40) with self-reported estimates by sociodemographic characteristics and state. (cdc.gov)
  • Self-reported BRFSS data significantly underestimated the prevalence of severe obesity compared with bias-corrected estimates. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2020, 8.8% of adults had severe obesity based on the bias-corrected estimates, whereas 5.3% of adults had severe obesity based on self-reported data. (cdc.gov)
  • State-level prevalence of bias-corrected severe obesity ranged from 5.5% (Massachusetts) to 13.2% (West Virginia). (cdc.gov)
  • Based on bias-corrected estimates, 16 states had a prevalence of severe obesity greater than 10%, a level not seen in the self-reported estimates. (cdc.gov)
  • Accurate state-level estimates of severe obesity can help public health and health care decision makers prioritize and plan to implement effective prevention and treatment strategies for people who are at high risk for poor metabolic health. (cdc.gov)
  • The prevalence of severe (or class III) obesity (body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared] ≥40) might be increasing faster than the overall prevalence of obesity (2,3). (cdc.gov)
  • However, NHANES is not designed to estimate state-level prevalence, and the small sample size (approximately 5,000 people each year) is insufficient to generate reliable annual estimates of severe obesity prevalence for small population groups (12). (cdc.gov)
  • Central fatness, mostly intra-abdominal circumference is a better index of android fat, is medically more important than (abdominal) obesity than waist-to-hip ratio subcutaneous fat in the trunk. (who.int)
  • Routine evaluation of an expression of weight not adiposity [ 11 ] regional fat distribution on a wide scale and it provides no information on body fat requires methods that are simpler than distribution, so it can mask true obesity- dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), related risk in children [ 3 ]. (who.int)
  • The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature towards providing an estimate of the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult Ghanaians. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The national prevalence of overweight and obesity were estimated as 25.4% (95% CI 22.2-28.7%) and 17.1% (95% CI = 14.7-19.5%), respectively. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Higher prevalence of overweight (27.2% vs 16.7%) and obesity (20.6% vs 8.0%) were estimated for urban than rural dwellers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Prevalence of obesity across the world has increased more than 200% since 1980 with nearly 2 billion adults estimated to be overweight in 2014 including 600 million individuals who were obese [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 9 The hospital costs alone associated with childhood obesity were estimated at $127 million during 1997 1999 (in 2001 constant U.S. dollars), up from $35 million during 1979 1981. (hhs.gov)
  • 12 In 2000, the total cost of obesity for children and adults in the United States was estimated to be $117 billion ($61 billion in direct medical costs). (hhs.gov)
  • Currently there is substantial interest in finding genetic loci linked to human obesity. (nlsinfo.org)
  • However, values of lambda-R have not been presented for human obesity. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Background/Aims: To quantify the extent to which the increase in obesity observed across recent generations of the American population is associated with the individual or combined effects of assortative mating (AM) for body mass index (BMI) and differential realized fertility by BMI. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Obesity means that you have too much body fat. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Obesity screening helps find out if too much body fat could be a health concern for you. (medlineplus.gov)
  • So, obesity screening estimates how much body fat you have. (medlineplus.gov)
  • An obesity screening with a BMI is used to find out if an adult or a child has an unhealthy body weight for their height. (medlineplus.gov)
  • If you already have obesity or are overweight, screening helps your provider monitor your risk for health problems related to body fat. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Obesity is a chronic, multifactorial, relapsing disorder characterized by excess body weight and defined as a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 30 kg/m2. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The annual cost of health care in the United States related to obesity is estimated to be $150 billion. (msdmanuals.com)
  • An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. (nationmaster.com)
  • The main aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the weight loss efficacy of Noom's smartphone-based NDPP-based curricula with human coaching in a group of overweight and obese hyperglycemic adults receiving 16 weeks of core, plus postcore curriculum. (bmj.com)
  • Ideal body weight, specifically the Devine formula, is used clinically for multiple reasons, most commonly in estimating renal function in drug dosing, and predicting pharmacokinetics in morbidly obese patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • and above 34, extremely high body fat or obese. (beestrategy.it)
  • If so, you're classed as obese due to having a body mass index of 31. (beestrategy.it)
  • Research Design and Methods 43 overweight or obese adult participants with a diagnosis of prediabetes signed-up to receive a 24-week virtual Diabetes Prevention Program with human coaching, through a mobile platform. (bmj.com)
  • The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases with age, and new glomerular filtration rate-estimating equations have recently been validated. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Mass Index in Childhood infectious disease prevalence was derived from symptoms reported at the 12 bimonthly visits. (cdc.gov)
  • To determine the prevalence of dyslipidaemia and HT in paediatric diabetic patients seen at Tygerberg Hospital (TBH) and establish whether either is associated with body mass index (BMI), glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) or duration of diabetes. (who.int)
  • Relationships between child body size, PA, and TV exposure were estimated using generalised estimating equation (GEE) methods. (scirp.org)
  • A lower estimated glomerular filtration rate did not predict a higher probability of severe cardiovascular events, except when using the CKD-EPIcyst equation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • One might say that this equation works because it takes into account both the volume and density of human tissue. (body-weight-calculator.com)
  • Energy intake was compared to estimated basal metabolic rate (BMR) and the Goldberg equation was used to assess underreporting. (scirp.org)
  • Maturation was estimated through an equation predictive of skeletal age and for the body image evaluation, the scale of silhouettes was used. (bvsalud.org)
  • Factors predicting SC-LBP included job physical exposure (PLI and PCLI), history of low-back pain, age, female gender, and lower body mass index. (cdc.gov)
  • Data suggest that both the PLI and PCLI are useful metrics for estimating exposure to job physical stressors. (cdc.gov)
  • Data from the human biomonitoring of non-smoking employees in the food service industry confirm this high exposure level. (who.int)
  • Objective: To investigate relationships between preschool-aged children's body size and physiccal activity, exposure to television (TV), and parental body size. (scirp.org)
  • The amount of the exposure dose that enters the body (i.e., penetrates barriers such as the skin, gastrointestinal tract, lung tissue). (cdc.gov)
  • When the effect of the mixture can be estimated from the sum of the exposure levels (weighted for potency in dose or concentration additivity) or the probabilities of effect (response additivity) of the individual chemical mixture components. (cdc.gov)
  • Body weight is also known to affect individuals' self-esteem and interpersonal relationships, including romantic ones. (springer.com)
  • A wide range of polices relating to body weight are justified as a means of fixing market failures such as imperfect information, negative externalities including higher medical cost, irrational behavior, and unanticipated variation in social norms regarding body shape (Philipson, 2001 ). (springer.com)
  • Policies that affect individuals' body weight alter individual well-being, which is likely to weigh heavily in many cost-benefit or cost-utility analyses, leaving studies that exclude or miscalculate benefits of health interventions severely biased. (springer.com)
  • Human body weight is a person's mass or weight. (wikipedia.org)
  • Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of weight without items located on the person. (wikipedia.org)
  • Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital weighing scales. (wikipedia.org)
  • Excess or reduced body weight is regarded as an indicator of determining a person's health, with body volume measurement providing an extra dimension by calculating the distribution of body weight. (wikipedia.org)
  • Average adult human weight varies by continent, from about 60 kg (130 lb) in Asia and Africa to about 80 kg (180 lb) in North America, with men on average weighing more than women. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are a number of methods to estimate weight in children for circumstances (such as emergencies) when actual weight cannot be measured. (wikipedia.org)
  • Of the many formulas that have been used for estimating body weight, some include the Advanced Pediatric Life Support formula, the Leffler formula, and Theron formula. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are also several types of tape-based systems for estimating children's weight, with the most well-known being the Broselow tape. (wikipedia.org)
  • Newer systems, such as the PAWPER tape, make use of a simple two-step process to estimate weight: the length-based weight estimation is modified according to the child's body habitus to increase the accuracy of the final weight prediction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Body weight varies in small amounts throughout the day, as the amount of water in the body is not constant. (wikipedia.org)
  • researchers have since shown that the metabolism of certain drugs relates more to IBW than total body weight. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other methods used in estimating the ideal body weight are body mass index and the Hamwi method. (wikipedia.org)
  • Machines like the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry can accurately measure the percentage and weight of fat, muscle, and bone in a body. (wikipedia.org)
  • From a health standpoint, the traditional body mass index (BMI - weight/height) 2 , is not very informative since body composition does not enter into the calculation 29,38,39 . (bodybuilding.com)
  • In addition, since with physical training, body fat can decline while muscle mass can increase, net changes in body weight cannot reliably predict body fat levels. (bodybuilding.com)
  • Since fat tissue has a distinct resistance compared to lean tissue (due to its different water content), the percentage of fat tissue can be determined from the overall body resistance and total weight. (bodybuilding.com)
  • The researchers justified such dosages with allometric scaling logic, which uses body weight and body-mass index (BMI) to estimate comparable dosages for humans and animals. (thezeroboss.com)
  • When using the "normal weight" category as the reference, our corresponding estimates were OR = 2.03 and OR = 1.62, respectively. (nih.gov)
  • It's a measurement of your Body Mass Index, which can help determine if you're at a healthy weight for your height. (body-weight-calculator.com)
  • The chart was developed by Adolphe Quetelet in 1830 and it showed that most people have an average body weight with only 5-10% being below or above what would be considered normal. (body-weight-calculator.com)
  • Children and Body Weight and height measurements were again obtained when participants were 22 years of age. (cdc.gov)
  • His aim was to investigate the metabolical, mental and sociological effects surrounding body weight. (smh.com.au)
  • After eating sponge cakes, biscuits, some raw vegetables and drinking full fat milk and a protein shake every day, Haub revealed this week that he had lost 12.1 kilograms from his original 91.3-kilogram body weight. (smh.com.au)
  • Body mass index, or Quetelet index, is a heuristic proxy for estimating human body fat based on an individual's weight and height. (sacramentochiropractic.com)
  • The aim of this study was to obtain an estimate of energy and macronutrient intake according to weight status and to investigate underreporting among Iraqi people living in the UK. (scirp.org)
  • Energy and macronutrients estimations were calculated, and weight and height were measured to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI). (scirp.org)
  • W. Ahmed, W. Al-Murrani and G. Rees, "Underreporting of Energy Intake in Iraqi People Living in the UK According to Body Weight," Food and Nutrition Sciences , Vol. 3 No. 3, 2012, pp. 317-321. (scirp.org)
  • VisualBMI shows you what weight looks like on a human body. (beestrategy.it)
  • BMI uses weight and height to estimate body fat. (beestrategy.it)
  • Introduction This study examined what methods people use to determine and interpret their body weight, and what factors are associated with either an underestimation of overweight or an overestimation of a healthy body weight. (ou.nl)
  • Results In comparison with unaware overweight individuals, aware overweight respondents had a significantly lower score on comparing their body to that of others and on listening to remarks from others as methods to determine and interpret their body weight. (ou.nl)
  • The same was true for respondents with a correct perception of their healthy body weight compared with respondents who overestimated their healthy body weight. (ou.nl)
  • Respondents with a correct perception also had a significantly lower score on using the need to change to a different clothing size to determine body weight. (ou.nl)
  • overestimation of healthy body weight was significantly associated with gender, BMI, weight loss history and media influences. (ou.nl)
  • Despite this, the study provided more insight into the way people estimate and judge their body weight. (ou.nl)
  • abstract = "Introduction This study examined what methods people use to determine and interpret their body weight, and what factors are associated with either an underestimation of overweight or an overestimation of a healthy body weight.Method The study used self-reported data on weight and height. (ou.nl)
  • Data were collected by means of questionnaires (n = 722).Results In comparison with unaware overweight individuals, aware overweight respondents had a significantly lower score on comparing their body to that of others and on listening to remarks from others as methods to determine and interpret their body weight. (ou.nl)
  • overestimation of healthy body weight was significantly associated with gender, BMI, weight loss history and media influences.Discussion The study had a cross-sectional design, and therefore no causal relations could be determined. (ou.nl)
  • Results Weight loss at 16 and 24 weeks was significant, with 56% of starters and 64% of completers losing over 5% body weight. (bmj.com)
  • However, the complexity of the genetic architecture for human body fatness and body weight make this a very challenging task. (nlsinfo.org)
  • But the extra weight may come from muscle, bone, and/or holding too much water in your body. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Significant differences in maternal characteristics namely gravida, parity, body mass index, maternal weight gain during pregnancy and plasma cord blood zinc were found between low- and normal-birth-weight infants. (who.int)
  • Postdiagnosis body fatness, weight change and breast cancer prognosis: Global Cancer Update Program (CUP global) systematic literature review and meta-analysis. (who.int)
  • We argue that SNP-environment interactions across the human genome are not likely to provide consistent evidence regarding genetic influences on health that differ by environment. (dukeupress.edu)
  • The IBW is not the perfect fat measurement, as it does not show the fat or muscle percentage in one's body. (wikipedia.org)
  • The part of measurement error in estimating levels of exercise. (researchatlanta.org)
  • Some assessments including anthropometric assessment, casual blood pressure measurement, and ankle-brachial index have an established clinical application while others including pulse wave velocity, heart rate variability, and carotid intima-media thickness have no established application and do not have reference values for healthy Brazilian population but may be important predictors of cardiovascular outcomes. (scielosp.org)
  • In this study, we used the data from the BELFRAIL study to analyze the ability of GFR, estimated by older equations like the MDRD and CKD-EPI creatinine equations and the three new GFR equations, to predict mortality, necessity of renal replacement therapy (RRT), hospitalization, and severe cardiovascular events. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These findings suggest that the assessment of body composition may be useful in the clinical evaluation of these patients. (nih.gov)
  • However, it is plausible that the lack of associations in UBCS suggest that these di erences of human milk leptin composition between populations could have an impact in infant growth and development in a given population. (uni-ulm.de)
  • This volume provides a thought-provoking perspective on the empirical and analytic study of body form and composition. (nhbs.com)
  • The nature of regional differences, developmental changes, pathological abnormalities, and the impact of heredity and environment in shaping body composition are discussed in the context of human evolution. (nhbs.com)
  • will be of interest as a general overview of body composition techniques and issues. (nhbs.com)
  • In view of this, it is essential to evaluate the body image perception of adolescents during this process of intense changes in body composition inherent to the maturational process. (bvsalud.org)
  • Then, it can estimate a person's age by looking at their biomarkers," he said. (yahoo.com)
  • This helps a provider understand a person's risk for diseases that are linked to extra body fat. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Both of the previous methods seek to measure overall body density. (bodybuilding.com)
  • Secondhand smoke was classified by national and international organisations as a known cause of cancer in humans and has many adverse health effects, especially cardiovascular diseases and lung tumours. (who.int)
  • We also wished to evaluate whether anthropometric measurements could be used to estimate MTCSA(CT). (nih.gov)
  • MTCSA(CT) could not be estimated with sufficient accuracy from anthropometric measurements. (nih.gov)
  • Some assessments including anthropometric assessment, casual blood pressure (BP) measure, and ankle-brachial index (ABI) have established clinical application. (scielosp.org)
  • Postdiagnosis body fatness, recreational physical activity, dietary factors and breast cancer prognosis: Global Cancer Update Programme (CUP Global) summary of evidence grading. (who.int)
  • This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that a reduction in midthigh muscle cross-sectional area obtained by CT scan (MTCSA(CT)) is a better predictor of mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than low body mass index (BMI). (nih.gov)
  • We therefore estimated the age, gender and BMI-specific incidence of pelvis fracture in Catalonia (North-East Spain), and assessed hospital stay and mortality following fracture. (ox.ac.uk)
  • other childhood SES markers included besity rates are increasing globally, particularly in household crowding, toilet type, and presence of animal countries transitioning from a state in which mortality or human excrement around the home. (cdc.gov)
  • Pregnancy tests use antibodies to detect human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). (thieme-connect.com)
  • The epidemiology of CKD in older individuals and the relationship between a low estimated glomerular filtration rate as calculated by these equations and adverse outcomes remains unknown. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data from 2005: Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine published a study of average weights of adult humans in the journal BMC Public Health and at the United Nations conference Rio+20. (wikipedia.org)
  • The child's tract infection was associated with an increased body mass highest educational level attained as an adult was used index. (cdc.gov)
  • We estimate the "utility-maximizing" Body Mass Index (BMI) and calculate the implied monetary value of changes in both individual and spousal BMI, using the compensating income variation method and data from the Swiss Household Panel. (springer.com)
  • One way to determine individuals' value of improvements in non-market goods like body mass index (BMI) is to calculate the willingness to pay (WTP) for such improvements or the willingness to accept (WTA) compensation for losses. (springer.com)
  • For every participant, five equations were used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate based on serum creatinine and/or cystatin C values: MDRD, CKD-EPIcreat, CKD-EPIcyst, CKD-EPIcreatcyst, and BIS equations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It could be concluded that body dissatisfaction perceived by young individuals is independent of sex, and there is an association between accelerated maturational stage 2.88 times higher than in the normal maturational stage in relation to body dissatisfaction, in which the body mass index appears to be the main predictor for body dissatisfaction. (bvsalud.org)
  • This calculates the body mass index of both men and women. (beestrategy.it)
  • DESIGN AND RESULTS: Using both analytic and empirical approaches, the present study calculates estimates of lambda-R. Examples are provided to illustrate the use of these estimates for determining sample size for genetic mapping studies. (nlsinfo.org)
  • Body fat is then calculated based on accepted values for the density of fat and lean tissue to identify the percentage of body fat that will produce the overall measured density 6,34 . (bodybuilding.com)
  • BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat. (sacramentochiropractic.com)
  • It is commonly reported that the body modifications experienced with the onset of the pubertal process involve an increase in body mass, fat percentage, pelvic enlargement and breast growth in girls 2 and an increase in muscle mass in boys 3 . (bvsalud.org)
  • We employ the Oster's method (Oster, 2019 ) to estimate the degree of omitted variable bias in the effect of BMI on life satisfaction. (springer.com)
  • Modern humans have highly complex brains, capable of processing vast information and solving abstract problems. (nature.com)
  • Here, we investigated whether genomic regions that underwent positive selection in humans after divergence from Neanderthals are enriched for genetic association with phenotypes related to cognitive functions. (nature.com)
  • These findings support the notion that phenotypes related to higher order cognitive skills typical of humans have a recent genetic component that originated after the separation of the human and Neanderthal lineages. (nature.com)
  • Estimates of variance explained by genome-wide autosomal SNPs ( h 2 SNP ) range from 0.34 to 0.67 4 , 8 . (nature.com)
  • Our results highlight the sensitivity of parameter estimates obtained from GWAS models and the difficulty of framing genome-wide results using the existing gene-environment interaction typology. (dukeupress.edu)
  • In a recent paper from the Hyperglycaemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study, categorisation of body mass index (BMI) was used when analysing the effect of BMI on adverse pregnancy outcomes. (nih.gov)
  • The objective of the study was to investigate the potential association of human milk leptin concentrations with child body mass index (BMI) and BMI trajectory patterns up to two years of age among children in the Ulm SPATZ Health Study. (uni-ulm.de)
  • Direction of association was the same in the Ulm Birth Cohort Study (UBCS), but statistically insignificant as the point estimate included the null e ect value. (uni-ulm.de)
  • The main objective is to study factors that modify genetic and environmental variation of height, body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ) and size at birth, and additionally to address other research questions such as long-term consequences of birth size. (cambridge.org)
  • This study is about estimating the reproducibility of finding palpation points of three different anatomical landmarks in the human body (Xiphoid Process and the 2 Hip Crests) to support a navigated ultrasound application. (reutlingen-university.de)
  • H. A. Park, J. S. Lee and L. H. Kuller, "Underreporting of Dietary Intake by Body Mass Index in Premenopausal Women Participating in the Healthy Women Study," Nutrition Research and Practice, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2007, pp. 231-236. (scirp.org)
  • This study aims to compare and associate body image satisfaction in different maturational stages. (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of our study was to estimate a representative seroprevalence of Brucella spp. (who.int)
  • Our study confirms that human brucellosis seroprevalence among rural people in Mongolia is high. (who.int)
  • 1993). In addition, maternal alcohol consumption during gestation is known to cause fetal growth retardation in humans and laboratory animals (Lin, 1991), an effect persisting for a long period affect parturition (Oyama et al . (scialert.net)
  • hCG was associated with maternal body mass index (BMI) and with birthweight. (researchwithrutgers.com)
  • Here we show that MPB is strongly heritable and polygenic, with pedigree-heritability of 0.62 (SE = 0.03) estimated from close relatives, and SNP-heritability of 0.39 (SE = 0.01) from conventionally-unrelated males. (nature.com)
  • Separately for never or currently/formerly smoking participants, we estimated the association between educational level (as a proxy for socioeconomic status, modeled in 4 categories) and incident lung cancer using Cox proportional hazards models. (who.int)
  • Using a validated bias-correction method, we adjusted self-reported body mass index (BMI) data from the 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) by using measured data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. (cdc.gov)
  • This research built on the knowledge that humans produce specific patterns of electrical pulses on the surface of the brain that mirror brain states. (totalhealthmagazine.com)
  • While we do not know how Neanderthals would have performed in cognitive tests, cognitive studies comparing humans and chimpanzees have found different patterns of performance across cognitive domains suggesting a role of evolution in specific higher cognitive functions 9 . (nature.com)
  • early in life play a role in body habitus in adulthood. (cdc.gov)
  • The researchers said the most important predictors of age were blood pressure, cystatin C (a protein which signals kidney health), body mass index (BMI), and spirometry (lung capacity). (yahoo.com)
  • In 2012, three new GFR-estimating equations based on serum creatinine and serum cystatin C values, age, and gender were validated. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This inverse association was consistent across sex and body mass index strata. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • R. Ballard-Barbash, I. Graubard, S. M. Krebs Smith, A. Schatzkin and F. E. Thompson, "Contribution of Dieting to the Inverse Association between Energy Intake and Body Mass Index," European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 50, 1996, pp. 98-106. (scirp.org)
  • Assessment of body fat levels has increasingly assumed greater importance in recent years. (bodybuilding.com)
  • The 'gold standard' for body fat assessment is hydrostatic weighing 18 , which involves being completely submerged underwater after expelling as much air from your lungs as possible. (bodybuilding.com)
  • In the future, as methodologies are standardized and the equipment becomes more widely available, DEXA may develop into the medical body fat assessment technique of choice, partly due to its simplicity from the standpoint of the subject as well as providing valuable information regarding bone mineral content (important for osteoporosis evaluation). (bodybuilding.com)
  • Innovative approaches were developed for assessing the ankle-brachial index using an automatic device instead of the mercury column to measure blood pressure and for assessing the anterior-posterior diameter of the right lobe of the liver by ultrasound for quantitative assessment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. (scielosp.org)
  • We applied a comparative risk assessment framework to estimate effects of excess risks on deaths and life expectancy at age 40 y. (who.int)
  • The method is firmly rooted in economic theory (Hicks, 1939 ) and has been used to estimate the monetary value of various non-market goods, although economists have only recently started using it for health-related conditions. (springer.com)
  • These estimates will provide health planners and policy makers at both the national and prefectural level with new, more refined tools to adapt local public health initiatives to meet the health needs of local populations. (jpmph.org)
  • There is a large body of research on how mental and physical health is connected, including their common ageing trajectories," said Galkin. (yahoo.com)
  • A change in body function or cell structure that results in an abnormal or harmful effect, which might lead to disease or health problems. (cdc.gov)
  • His other health indicators also showed improvements through a lower body mass index, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, he said. (smh.com.au)
  • A large Northeast-based insurance company offered its employees free access to Noom Health, a mobile-based application that delivers structured curricula with human coaches. (bmj.com)
  • Higher BMI scores are linked to larger amounts of body fat and a higher risk for certain health problems. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Talk with your health care provider if you have questions about how accurate a BMI is for your body type. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A number of meetings and consultations aimed at addressing human resources for health, and particularly issues of migration of health workers have resulted in various declarations and actions. (who.int)
  • In Africa, the growing problem of mass exodus of health professionals to more developed countries is a cause for major concern. (who.int)
  • Incomplete or lack of systematic data collection continues to constrain attempts to monitor migration of human resources for health. (who.int)
  • 4 During this period, changes to the health system precluded early recognition of the disease or interventions that considered the emerging trends in humans and animals. (who.int)
  • PURPOSE: To estimate workforce participation characteristics and employees' attitudes regarding participation in workplace wellness programs. (cdc.gov)
  • The corresponding risk estimate was 0.52 (95% confidence interval: 0.31, 0.87) for lymphoid neoplasms and 0.76 (95% confidence interval: 0.32, 1.78) for myeloid neoplasms. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Correlations with reproductive traits imply an effect on fitness, consistent with an estimated linear selection gradient of -0.018 per MPB standard deviation. (nature.com)
  • The meta-analysis yielded a statistically significant GRS × physical activity interaction effect estimate (Pinteraction = 0.015). (lu.se)
  • We use completed college education as our environmental measure and estimate the interactive effect of genotype and education on body mass index (BMI) using 260,402 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). (dukeupress.edu)
  • An unfortunate choice of reference category can give additional lack of precision and obscure the interpretation of risk estimates. (nih.gov)
  • An ecological approach to identifying risk factors for increased body size in preschoolers is required. (scirp.org)
  • Body mass index physical activity and risk of renal cell carcinoma. (researchatlanta.org)
  • OBJECTIVE: To relate the distance traveled from the patient's residence to the gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) reference center (RC) and the occurrence of unfavorable clinical outcomes, as well as to estimate the possible association between this distance and the risk of metastatic disease at presentation, the need for multiagent chemotherapy to achieve remission and loss to follow-up before remission. (bvsalud.org)
  • We estimated the effects of 16 risk factors on cause- specific deaths and life expectancy in Japan. (who.int)
  • Genes in the human body do not usually change after birth. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Methylation is a somewhat complex biochemical process in the body, the important thing to remember is that it is one of the ways epigenetic takes place and a process by which genes get turned on and off. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Biological ages can be estimated by using the methylation profiles of aging-related genes. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Experts from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London Medical School evaluated the cognitive effects of the COVID-19 infection in humans. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Transmisson of infection to humans occurs through breaks in the skin, following direct contact with tissues, blood, urine, vaginal discharges, aborted fetuses or placentas. (who.int)
  • Seven-two healthy human subjects were divided equally into males and females. (scialert.net)
  • The age and body mass index of the males and females were 45.60±1.80 years, 22.16±0.83 kg m -2 and 43.87±2.46 years, 20.78±1.03 kg m -2 , respectively. (scialert.net)
  • Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. (nationmaster.com)
  • Human beings experience birth, aging, illness, and death, which is now discovered by our scientists to be controlled by our internal epigenetic clock. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Body image is recognized as a subjective perception of the subject in relation to his or her own body, especially but not exclusively to physical appearance 8 . (bvsalud.org)
  • 9 , which evaluates subjects' perception of satisfaction with their own body through a scale composed of 11 figures. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this way, it is possible to understand the impact these changes may be generating on adolescents' body perception according to their maturational stage, which may lead to a disturbance in the construction of their body image. (bvsalud.org)
  • Adolescence is a period marked by intense body modifications that occur differently according to the maturational stage and sex, which can generate different body image perceptions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Higher cognitive functions are regarded as one of the main distinctive traits of humans. (nature.com)
  • While our years on Earth are our chronological age, how we live and inherent factors affect how long we will actually live, which is our biological age, or the age of our body. (theepochtimes.com)